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cunning collapse: crafty artfulness (especially in deception); attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby"

manipulate collapse: treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed; hold something in one's hands and move it; control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"; influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

facility collapse: a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"; something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities"; a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"; a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen

inhibit collapse: limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"

retrench collapse: make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"; tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

administer collapse: give or apply (medications); administer ritually; of church sacraments; work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program"

reign collapse: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch; the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII"; a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"; have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"

grip collapse: a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"; worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made; the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road); hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"

potential collapse: the inherent capacity for coming into being; existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"

capacity collapse: a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"; the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"; tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"; ability to perform or produce; the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior; (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"; the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"

mastermind collapse: plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

faculty collapse: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

fitness collapse: the condition of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position"; the quality of being qualified; good physical condition; being in shape or in condition

supply collapse: offering goods and services for sale; an amount of something available for use; provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

execute collapse: sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty"; kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"; murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"; carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"

instinct collapse: inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals"

attend collapse: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"; take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"; be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"; to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

readiness collapse: prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"; the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"

talent collapse: a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity

control collapse: the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"; (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters"; a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"; power to direct or determine; "under control"; the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"; a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance; a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"; verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account"; exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"; lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"; verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"

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